Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 734 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
33. 33.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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